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| Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
| 1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
| 2 | 41% | 12 | Often found in a knife set along with a utility knife and chef's knife | |
| 3 | 31% | 8 | Sharpening a pencil with a knife | |
Not Sharp As A Pencil Or Knife Crossword Clue
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We've checked our database and believe the answer is
BLUNT which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
BLUNT
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "BLUNT" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Having a broad or rounded end
- • Used of a knife or other blade; not sharp
- • Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
- • Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment verb
- • Make less intense
- • Make numb or insensitive
- • Make dull or blunt
- • Make less sharp
- • Make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation noun
- • A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
- • A short needle with a strong point.
- • (smoking) a marijuana cigar.
- • Money
- • A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave. adjective
- • Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- • Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
- • Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- • Hard to impress or penetrate.
- • Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He always speaks in blunt terms."
- • "She gave a blunt response to the criticism."
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| Source | #Number | Answer |
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| New York Times19 Dec 2022 | Across 16 | |
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